Boulderganic

Boulder going Beta

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In the fall of 2009, Boulder combined four divisions — the Planning Department, the Office of Environmental Affairs and the Economic Vitality and Community Sustainability programs — into a new department. Back then, City Manager Jane Brautigam said, “The new ...

The dirtiest way to get clean

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Who knows how it started? Maybe a young Roman soiled himself in his sleep and awoke to find that the previous night’s wine stains had miraculously disappeared from the midsection of his toga. Either way, it was the beginning of dry cleaning, and it came from a dirty ...

Building the will to fund biking and walking

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There’s an adage that says cars run on gas and make you fat, bikes run on fat and save you money, but this year’s Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals convention will be focused on how communities can find ways to invest in infrastructure to support ...

A homegrown blend for sustainable wine

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The idea of organic wines is a little laughable in Europe. “I’ve actually gotten scoffed at,” Joanne Keys, executive director of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado and co-owner of the West End Wine Shop, says of her inquiries into sustainable wine-making in Europe...

Agreement will do more harm than good

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Paris, France — The COP21 climate talks in Paris, which began on Nov. 30 and extend through Dec. 12, is the 21st time world leaders have met in an attempt to come to a binding agreement to curb greenhouse gasses. This year’s conference carried an unusual burden of ...

Eco-briefs | ‘Chasing Ice’ filmmaker to discuss and debut footage at...

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Boulder-based photographer James Balog will discuss his work, which captures the effects of climate change on glaciers around the world, at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 1, at the University of Colorado’s Macky Auditorium...

Wind turbines may lure bats into fatal errors

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Scientists might just be about to answer one of the great puzzles of biodiversity and renewable energy: why one of nature’s most agile flyers, a creature with the most sophisticated ultrasonic tracking system, should be so fatally attracted to wind turbines...

Day-long party coming to east Pearl Street

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There will be many reasons to celebrate life at Boulder’s newest neighborhood event this Sunday, starting with a parade honoring firefighters...

eco-briefs

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REPORT FINDS 50 PERCENT DECLINE IN GLOBAL MARINE LIFE SINCE 1970...

eco-briefs

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MICROBES MAKE MEDICATION FROM WASTEWATER...

eco-briefs

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RESEARCHERS TAKE A STEP FORWARD IN THE QUEST TO CREATE A USABLE, HIGH ENERGY BIO-FUEL...

eco-briefs

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A FLOOD OF ESSAYS TO BENEFIT THE LYON’S HISTORICAL SOCIETY...